Market Insight: August 19, 2014


Africa

•  CBZ to sell $200m bonds in 2014
•  Ghana appoints PWC to advise on creation of national carrier
•  Umeme of Uganda’s first half profit declines 19% on forex losses
•  Grain millers tell Zimbabwe price policy will cause famine

Nigeria

•  ASI -2bps, $13.1mill
•  Very slow start to the week with nothing to report

Kenya

•  NSE20 -5bps, $7.4mill
•  Better day yesterday thanks to an increase in foreign participation

Botswana

•  DCI -12bps, $120k

Egypt

•  EGX30 -135bps, $114mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex +37bps, $1.94mill

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +124bps, $2.25mill

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

10.62

-1.31

Nigeria

NGN

161.95

-1.02

Kenya

KES

88.25

-2.21

Mauritius

MUR

30.60

-1.80

Botswana

BWP

8.86

-1.09

Tanzania

TZS

1666.00

-4.56

Uganda

UGX

2605.00

-2.99

Rwanda

RWF

690.50

-2.10

Ghana

GHS

3.86

-38.55

BRVM

XOF

493.88

-2.78

Egypt

EGP

7.15

-2.83

Morocco

MAD

8.37

-2.27

Tunisia

TND

1.72

-4.44

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